Mexico, Fish and Rare

Rare Deep-Sea “Doomsday Fish” Washed Ashore and People Are Convinced It’s a Bad Omen
On a sunlit beach in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, a silvery ribbon of a fish washed ashore on February 10, 2025, catching the eyes of startled beachgoers. This was no ordinary catch. It was an oarfish — known in Japanese lore as the “Messenger of the Sea God” — a creature of the deep that rarely graces the surface.
Rare deep sea ‘doomsday fish’ washes ashore alive on Mexico beach
An oarfish, a super rare creature commonly referred to as the “doomsday fish,” washed ashore on a beach in Mexico, leaving beachgoers stunned.
Video captures ‘doomsday’ fish from deep sea washing ashore in Mexico
Beachgoers were shocked to discover an oarfish — a creature whose appearance, according to folklore, can be a good omen or a harbinger of doom.
Social media ‘sobbing’ over deep-sea fish: ‘I have no one to talk about it’
National Geographic explained how the scientists who spotted this anglerfish — also referred to as the “black seadevil” for its monstrous appearance — were ecstatic to observe it swimming toward the ocean’s surface, as it was a phenomenon that no one had ever documented before.
A Deep-Sea Fish of Nightmares Strays Into Shallow Waters
A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.
Rare, deep-sea anglerfish washes ashore in Carlsbad
A rare, deep-sea fish washed ashore in Carlsbad last week and has since been turned over to biologists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for preservation.
From black seadevil to doomsday fish, 5 deep sea animals that showed up on Earth’s surface for the first time in recent years
In a rare and astonishing event in February 2025, a deep-sea anglerfish—known as the black seadevil—was filmed near the ocean's surface off the coast of Tenerife, Spain. This marked the first recorded
'Doomsday Fish' Washes Up on Beach, Sparking Disaster Fears
Oarfish have long been associated with impending doom and its eerie appearance and deep-sea origins have cemented its reputation as a creature of superstition.
Fish Seen as Omen of ‘Disasters or Destruction' Just Washed Ashore in Mexico
A rare creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish” was spotted way outside its usual stomping waters, sending onlookers into a spiral of existential dread. Earlier this month, a rare and glimmering oarfish was spotted along the shores of Baja California Sur in Mexico.
Deep-Sea Oarfish Is Spotted on Mexican Beach
A rarely seen oarfish appeared in shallow water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Feb. 9, surprising beachgoers. The ...
Elusive Deep-Sea Fish Mysteriously Rises to Ocean's Surface in 'Extremely Rare' Broad Daylight Sighting
A deep sea creature known for living hundreds of meters below the water's surface in the darkness of the deep ocean was ...
The internet is sobbing over sighting of deep-sea anglerfish surfacing before death: Video
Social media users are reacting to the rare sighting of a black seadevil anglerfish that was spotted on the surface of the water near Tenerife island in Spain.
Watch: Deep-sea anglerfish’s rare swim in shallow waters
The scary-looking fish is usually to be found more than a mile below the surface, where little to no light penetrates.
‘The way I sobbed’: The internet is mourning the deep-sea anglerfish who swam to the surface to die
TikTok users are mourning, celebrating, and mythologizing an anglerfish who was spotted rising to the surface of the sea ...